SCANS Matrix
Program: Engineering Design
CIP: 15.1300
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
ENGL 1301
Englicsh Composition I
ENGL 1301
English Composition I
MATH 1314
College Algebra
DFTG2406
Machine Design
MATH 1316
Trigonometry
DFTG2406
Machine Design
DFTG 2419
Intermediate AutoCAD
DFTG 2432
Advanced AutoCAD
DFTG 1409
Basic AutoCAD
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM Engineering Design
Academic year: 2010-2011
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
Method of Assessment
1 READING: Locate, understand, ENGL1301 - Composition I
and interpret written information
in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and
schedules.
2 WRITING: Communicate
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
thoughts, ideas, information, and
messages in writing, and create
documents such as letters,
directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts.
3 ARITHMETIC OR
MATH 1314 - College
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic Algebra
computations and approach
practical problems by choosing
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: DFTG 2406 - Machine
Organize ideas and communicate Design
orally; receive, attend to,
interpret, and respond to verbal
messages and other cues.
Assessed per ENGL1301
Administrative Master
Syllabus
7 WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES: resources;
interpersonal skills; information;
systems; and technology
Student must score a
minimum of 1.5 on Rubric
scale of 0-2 based on class
performance.
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
Assessed per ENGL1301
Administrative Master
Syllabus.
Assessed per MATH1314
Administrative Master
Syllabus.
Student must receive at least DFTG2406 – 6 of 7 (86%)
a 75% rating on research
students achieved higher than
presentation.
75%; Class average was 89;
Plan - reaffirm the importance
of public speaking and
presenting ideas to team
members in the industry
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker DFTG 2406 Machine Design Assessed per MATH1316
DFTG2406 – 4 of 7 (57%)
must think creatively, make
and MATH 1316 Administrative Master
students achieved higher than
decisions, solve problems,
Trigonometry
Syllabus and Students must 70%; Class average was
visualize, know how to learn, and
receive at least a 70% rating 70.714;
reason effectively.
on final project DFTG2406. Plan - More exercises using
problem solving skills, work
on visualization and
dimension techniques.
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
DFTG 2419 - Intermediate
Student must score a
DFTG2419 – class average
worker must display
AutoCAD
minimum of 1.5 on Rubric
on rubric was .917; with 1 of 6
responsibility, self-esteem,
scale of 0-2 based on class students meeting the criteria.
sociability, self-management,
performance
Plan – There was confusion
integrity, and honesty.
on which scale to use,
standard scale give to all
instructors.
DFTG2432 - Advanced
Computer Aided Drafting
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS DFTG1409
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
DFTG2432 on a scale of 0-2,
83.3% meet the criteria
Plan – There was confusion
on which scale to use,
standard scale give to all
instructors.
Student must score a
DFTG1409 – based on 22
minimum of 1.5 on Ruberic students taking the test, 50%
scale of 0-2 based on Test #1 scored 1.5 or higher.
questions on knowledge of
Plans – do not count the
operating system, network
entire test grade, only
use and file system.
questions used for computer
applications